We Are the Sabin Center

Thanks to a transformational gift from the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation, Wake Forest is now the proud home of the Andrew Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability.

Through synergy and innovation, we influence the future of environmental protection, sustainability, and climate change from the jungles of Peru to the campus of Wake Forest University.

This Forest is fighting for our planet.

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Impact, Education and Research

Graduate Program in Sustainability

New Undergrad Majors: Environmental Science, Sustainability

Advanced Research

Funding

Since 2011 the Sabin Center (and the legacy Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability) has routinely awarded seed grants to faculty and external fellows, enabling their scholarship to grow and flourish. Tell us about your new research endeavors and how we can help you get there.

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Community

Our faculty affiliate community encourages collaboration and idea sharing to make our campus and world more sustainable. Join 130+ colleagues across the college and professional schools who are performing at the top of their fields.

Meet Our Affiliates

Academics

Sabin Center members have spearheaded the development of two new academic programs at Wake Forest, the Masters of Arts in Sustainability and a brand new Environmental program for undergraduate students.

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FEATURED SABIN CENTER STORIES

Researchers support Peruvian National Parks with help of $2.5M grant

Gillian Hagamen2023-11-06T14:22:46-05:00Wake Forest News | November 6, 2023|

Wake Forest University will partner with two other universities to support the work of the Peruvian National Park Service by connecting scientists with park managers and policy makers in new ways. The work is funded by a $2.5 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Wake [...]

Clean Water After Sackett Symposium on November 10

Gillian Hagamen2023-11-01T13:05:11-04:00November 1, 2023|

What is a water of the United States? More specifically, what is the jurisdiction of the federal Clean Water Act? The Supreme Court opined on these questions in their May 2023 decision on the case, Sackett vs. EPA. This decision has inspired much controversy, with some seeing it [...]

$5M gift from the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation advances environment and sustainability efforts

Simone Parker2023-09-25T09:26:27-04:00Wake Forest News | September 25, 2023|

Wake Forest’s Center for the Environment, Energy and Sustainability (CEES) will become the Andrew Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability. The $5 million gift will support research, education and outreach through collaboration within the University and with partners around the globe.

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